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| Coat_of_arms = A roaring giant, brown-haired and wearing a skin, with broken silver chains, on flame-red<br>''(Gules, a giant roaring brunâtre habited with a skin proper wearing chains broken argent)''
 
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| Seat = [[Last Hearth]]
 
| Seat = [[Last Hearth]]
 
| Current_Lord = [[Jon Umber|Jon "Greatjon" Umber]]
 
| Current_Lord = [[Jon Umber|Jon "Greatjon" Umber]]
| Region = the [[north]]
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| Region = The [[north]]
| Title = Lord of the [[Last Hearth]]
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| Title = [[Lord of the Last Hearth]]{{Ref|AFFC|Appendix}}
 
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| Overlord = [[House Stark]] (AGOT)<br>[[House Bolton]] (ADWD)<br>[[House Baratheon of Dragonstone]] (ADWD)
 
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==Lands==
 
==Lands==
The Umbers are hardy people, tempered by the rough northern climate. They control the harsh land along the [[Bay of Seals]], south of the [[Gift|New Gift]] and extending west to the [[kingsroad]] - a place of wild hills and ancient forests of oak and pine. Their lands include the northern [[Last River]] and the [[Lonely Hills]]. The kingsroad runs along the western marches of Umber territory for a hundred leagues.{{ref|ADWD|17}} Most of their land is east of the kingsroad, but the Umbers graze their sheep in the high meadows of the [[northern mountains]] in summer.{{ref|ASOS|24}}
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The Umbers are hardy people, tempered by the rough northern climate. They control the harsh land along the [[Bay of Seals]], south of the [[Gift|New Gift]] and extending west to the [[kingsroad]] - a place of wild hills and ancient forests of oak and pine. Their lands include the northern [[Last River]] and the [[Lonely Hills]]. The kingsroad runs along the western marches of Umber territory for a hundred leagues.{{Ref|ADWD|17}} Most of their land is east of the kingsroad, but the Umbers graze their sheep in the high meadows of the [[northern mountains]] in summer.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
House Umber is an ancient house who once ruled as [[First Men]] kings. After many struggles, the Umbers were reduced from royals to vassals of [[House Stark]], the [[Kings of Winter]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North: The Kings of Winter}} Amongst other possibilities, the [[Night's King]] is rumored to have been an Umber.{{ref|ASOS|56}}
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House Umber is an ancient house who once ruled as [[First Men]] kings. After many struggles, the Umbers were reduced from royals to vassals of [[House Stark]], the [[Kings of Winter]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North: The Kings of Winter}} Amongst other possibilities, the [[Night's King]] is rumored to have been an Umber.{{Ref|ASOS|56}}
  
The Umbers' proximity to the [[Wall]] puts them at risk of [[Free folk|wildling]] raids and they have often been called upon to help defend the [[north]] against wildling raiders.<ref name=RPG>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref> The Umbers joined the Starks in defeating the brother [[King-Beyond-the-Wall|Kings-Beyond-the-Wall]] [[Gendel]] and [[Gorne]]{{ref|ASOS|26}} three thousand years ago.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}} Lord [[Harmond Umber]] helped Lord [[Willam Stark|Willam]] and [[Artos Stark]] defeat King [[Raymun Redbeard]] in a [[battle at Long Lake]].{{ref|ADWD|7}} Lord [[Jon Umber|Greatjon Umber's]] cousin, the daughter of [[Mors Umber]], was carried off in a wildling raid.{{ref|ADWD|17}}
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The Umbers' proximity to the [[Wall]] puts them at risk of [[Free folk|wildling]] raids and they have often been called upon to help defend the [[north]] against wildling raiders.<ref name=RPG>[[A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide]]</ref> The Umbers joined the Starks in defeating the brother [[King-Beyond-the-Wall|Kings-Beyond-the-Wall]] [[Gendel]] and [[Gorne]]{{Ref|ASOS|26}} three thousand years ago.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings}}
  
Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] and [[Silverwing]] visited the Umbers at the Last Hearth in {{date|58}}.{{ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] and [[Silverwing]] visited the Umbers at the Last Hearth in {{Date|58}}.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
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Lord [[Harmond Umber]] helped Lord [[Willam Stark|Willam]] and [[Artos Stark]] defeat King [[Raymun Redbeard]] in a [[battle at Long Lake]].{{Ref|ADWD|7}} Lord [[Jon Umber|Greatjon Umber's]] cousin, the daughter of [[Mors Umber]], was carried off in a wildling raid.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}
  
 
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Umbers followed Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to war, with Mors's sons dying at the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|ADWD|17}}
 
During [[Robert's Rebellion]], the Umbers followed Lord [[Eddard Stark]] to war, with Mors's sons dying at the [[Battle of the Trident]].{{Ref|ADWD|17}}
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
===''A Game of Thrones''===
 
[[File:Diego de Almeida Umber Champion.JPG|thumb|350px|right|House Umber champion by Diego de Almeida © Fantasy Flight GGames]]
 
[[File:Diego de Almeida Umber Champion.JPG|thumb|350px|right|House Umber champion by Diego de Almeida © Fantasy Flight GGames]]
After Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s arrest in [[King's Landing]], House Umber answers [[Robb Stark]]'s call to arms, with Umber men led by [[Jon Umber|the Greatjon]] following him south, leaving his uncles [[Mors Umber|Mors Crowfood]] and [[Hother Umber|Hother Whoresbane]] in command at the [[Last Hearth]]. Despite an initial row at [[Winterfell]], the Greatjon becomes one of Robb's strongest supporters and fiercest battle commanders.{{ref|AGOT|53}} Lord Umber's eldest son, [[Jon Umber (son of Jon)|the Smalljon]], rides as one of [[Robb's personal guard]].{{ref|AGOT|63}}
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After Lord [[Eddard Stark]]'s arrest in [[King's Landing]], House Umber answers [[Robb Stark]]'s call to arms, with Umber men led by [[Jon Umber|the Greatjon]] following him south, leaving his uncles [[Mors Umber|Mors Crowfood]] and [[Hother Umber|Hother Whoresbane]] in command at the [[Last Hearth]]. Despite an initial row at [[Winterfell]], the Greatjon becomes one of Robb's strongest supporters and fiercest battle commanders.{{Ref|AGOT|53}} Lord Umber's eldest son, [[Jon Umber (son of Jon)|the Smalljon]], rides as one of [[Robb's personal guard]].{{Ref|AGOT|63}}
  
When the Stark host quarters at [[Moat Cailin]] on their march south, the Last Hearth men garrison in the [[Children's Tower]].{{ref|AGOT|55}} During the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], the Greatjon has an independent command,{{ref|AGOT|63}} and in the subsequent [[Battle of the Camps]] he rides in from the west with the [[House Mallister|Mallisters]] and sets fire to the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] siege towers.{{ref|AGOT|69}} Following the death of Ned Stark, House Umber supports Robb as his heir, with the Greatjon proclaiming him the [[King in the North]] while they are at [[Riverrun]].{{ref|AGOT|71}}
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When the Stark host quarters at [[Moat Cailin]] on their march south, the Last Hearth men garrison in the [[Children's Tower]].{{Ref|AGOT|55}} During the [[battle in the Whispering Wood]], the Greatjon has an independent command,{{Ref|AGOT|63}} and in the subsequent [[Battle of the Camps]] he rides in from the west with the [[House Mallister|Mallisters]] and sets fire to the [[House Lannister|Lannister]] siege towers.{{Ref|AGOT|69}} Following the death of Ned Stark, House Umber supports Robb as his heir, with the Greatjon proclaiming him the [[King in the North]] while they are at [[Riverrun]].{{Ref|AGOT|71}}
  
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
[[File:Felicia Cano House Umber Berserkers.jpg|thumb|350px|House Umber Berserkers by Felicia Cano © Fantasy Flight Games]]
 
[[File:Felicia Cano House Umber Berserkers.jpg|thumb|350px|House Umber Berserkers by Felicia Cano © Fantasy Flight Games]]
The Umber men in the south accompany King Robb on his campaign in the [[westerlands]]. The Greatjon captures several gold mines after the [[Battle of Oxcross]],{{ref|ACOK|39}} and the Smalljon leads men scaling the walls during the [[storming of the Crag]].{{ref|ASOS|14}}
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The Umber men in the south accompany King Robb on his campaign in the [[westerlands]]. The Greatjon captures several gold mines after the [[Battle of Oxcross]],{{Ref|ACOK|39}} and the Smalljon leads men scaling the walls during the [[storming of the Crag]].{{Ref|ASOS|14}}
  
Lord Umber's uncles attend the [[harvest feast]] at [[Winterfell]]. Hother requests ships to fight [[Free folk|wildlings]] in the [[Bay of Seals]], and is told to work with Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] to build a fleet. Mors puts himself forward as a match for the widowed Lady [[Donella Hornwood]], but is rejected.{{ref|ACOK|16}}
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Lord Umber's uncles attend the [[harvest feast]] at [[Winterfell]]. Hother requests ships to fight [[Free folk|wildlings]] in the [[Bay of Seals]], and is told to work with Lord [[Wyman Manderly]] to build a fleet. Mors puts himself forward as a match for the widowed Lady [[Donella Hornwood]], but is rejected.{{Ref|ACOK|16}}
  
After [[Theon Greyjoy]] [[capture of Winterfell|captures Winterfell]], he tells his sister [[Asha Greyjoy|Asha]] that the Umbers are gathering beyond the [[Last River]] to help liberate the Stark seat.{{ref|ACOK|56}} Theon does not see any Umbers in the army of Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] prior to the [[battle at Winterfell]], however.{{ref|ACOK|66}}
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After [[Theon Greyjoy]] [[capture of Winterfell|captures Winterfell]], he tells his sister [[Asha Greyjoy|Asha]] that the Umbers are gathering beyond the [[Last River]] to help liberate the Stark seat.{{Ref|ACOK|56}} Theon does not see any Umbers in the army of Ser [[Rodrik Cassel]] prior to the [[battle at Winterfell]], however.{{Ref|ACOK|66}}
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
[[Jon Umber|The Greatjon]] and [[Jon Umber (son of Jon)|the Smalljon]] return with [[Robb Stark|Robb's]] army to the [[riverlands]] from the [[westerlands]]. The Greatjon and his men subdue Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] after he murders two [[House Lannister|Lannister]] squires, [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]], at [[Riverrun]], with two Umber men being wounded in the process. The Greatjon punches Rickard when the other bannerman calls Robb "boy", and hangs the other seven [[Karhold]] men who took part.{{ref|ASOS|20}}
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[[Jon Umber|The Greatjon]] and [[Jon Umber (son of Jon)|the Smalljon]] return with [[Robb Stark|Robb's]] army to the [[riverlands]] from the [[westerlands]]. The Greatjon and his men subdue Lord [[Rickard Karstark]] after he murders two [[House Lannister|Lannister]] squires, [[Willem Lannister]] and [[Tion Frey]], at [[Riverrun]], with two Umber men being wounded in the process. The Greatjon punches Rickard when the other bannerman calls Robb "boy", and hangs the other seven [[Karhold]] men who took part.{{Ref|ASOS|20}}
  
The Greatjon leads Robb's van during the journey from Riverrun to the [[Twins]] for the weddding of Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to [[Roslin Frey]].{{ref|ASOS|45}} At the [[Red Wedding]], the Greatjon becomes drunk, competing with Ser [[Whalen Frey]] and [[Merrett Frey]]. It takes eight men to subdue him, of whom he kills one, injures two others, and bites half an ear off Ser [[Leslyn Haigh]].{{ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} The Greatjon is captured and imprisoned at the Twins, and his heir, the Smalljon, is murdered by [[House Bolton|Bolton]] or [[House Karstark|Karstark]] men.{{ref|ASOS|51}} It is unknown who the current heir is.  
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The Greatjon leads Robb's van during the journey from Riverrun to the [[Twins]] for the weddding of Lord [[Edmure Tully]] to [[Roslin Frey]].{{Ref|ASOS|45}} At the [[Red Wedding]], the Greatjon becomes drunk, competing with Ser [[Whalen Frey]] and [[Merrett Frey]]. It takes eight men to subdue him, of whom he kills one, injures two others, and bites half an ear off Ser [[Leslyn Haigh]].{{Ref|ASOS|Epilogue}} The Greatjon is captured and imprisoned at the Twins, and his heir, the Smalljon, is murdered by [[House Bolton|Bolton]] or [[House Karstark|Karstark]] men.{{Ref|ASOS|51}} It is unknown who the current heir is.
  
Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] sends a raven to the [[Last Hearth]] in a plea for help to defend [[Castle Black]] from [[Free folk|wildlings]].{{ref|ASOS|55}}
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Maester [[Aemon Targaryen (son of Maekar I)|Aemon]] sends a raven to the [[Last Hearth]] in a plea for help to defend [[Castle Black]] from [[Free folk|wildlings]].{{Ref|ASOS|55}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
With the Greatjon imprisoned, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] claims the Umbers have grudgingly joined with Lord [[Roose Bolton]], whom the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] have raised as [[Warden of the North]] in [[House Stark]]'s stead. This is only partly true: [[Hother Umber|Hother Whoresbane]] leads half the remaining Umber men under the [[House Bolton|Bolton]] banner, although Roose considers them untrustworthy,{{ref|ADWD|46}} but [[Mors Umber|Mors Crowfood]] has joined the cause of [[Stannis Baratheon]], who is liberating the [[north]] from Bolton and [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] alike.{{ref|ADWD|62}} Mors makes it clear that Umber will not fight Umber for any cause.{{Ref|aDwD|17}}
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With the Greatjon imprisoned, Queen Regent [[Cersei Lannister]] claims the Umbers have grudgingly joined with Lord [[Roose Bolton]], whom the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] have raised as [[Warden of the North]] in [[House Stark]]'s stead. This is only partly true: [[Hother Umber|Hother Whoresbane]] leads half the remaining Umber men under the [[House Bolton|Bolton]] banner, although Roose considers them untrustworthy,{{Ref|ADWD|46}} but [[Mors Umber|Mors Crowfood]] has joined the cause of [[Stannis Baratheon]], who is liberating the [[north]] from Bolton and [[House Greyjoy|Greyjoy]] alike.{{Ref|ADWD|62}} Mors makes it clear that Umber will not fight Umber for any cause.{{Ref|ADWD|17}}
  
Hother leads three hundred spears and a hundred archers south to [[Siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|aDwD|15|198}} He later commands the Umber contingent at [[Winterfell]] for the wedding of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] to "[[Arya Stark]]", actually [[Jeyne Poole]].{{ref|ADWD|41}} The Umber men with Mors camp outside of the castle and blow horns to disorient Roose's forces. After they escape from Winterfell, [[Theon Greyjoy]] and Jeyne are brought by Mors to the [[crofters' village]].{{ref|ADWD|62}}
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Hother leads three hundred spears and a hundred archers south to [[Siege of Moat Cailin|Moat Cailin]].{{Ref|ADWD|15}} He later commands the Umber contingent at [[Winterfell]] for the wedding of [[Ramsay Snow|Ramsay Bolton]] to "[[Arya Stark]]", actually [[Jeyne Poole]].{{Ref|ADWD|41}} The Umber men with Mors camp outside of the castle and blow horns to disorient Roose's forces. After they escape from Winterfell, [[Theon Greyjoy]] and Jeyne are brought by Mors to the [[crofters' village]].{{Ref|ADWD|62}}
  
 
===''The Winds of Winter''===
 
===''The Winds of Winter''===
 
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{{Warning/twow}}
Theon reveals to Stannis that Ser [[Aenys Frey]] was killed when [[House Frey|Frey]] forces rode into pits dug by Mors Crowfood's men. The troops with Mors are green boys while those with Hother are greybeards.{{ref|twow||[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon]]}}
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Theon reveals to Stannis that Ser [[Aenys Frey]] was killed when [[House Frey|Frey]] forces rode into pits dug by Mors Crowfood's men. The troops with Mors are green boys while those with Hother are greybeards.{{Ref|TWOW|[[Theon I (The Winds of Winter)|Theon]]}}
  
 
==House Umber at the end of the third century==
 
==House Umber at the end of the third century==
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** Son(s){{Ref|AGOT|53}}
 
** Son(s){{Ref|AGOT|53}}
 
** Daughters{{Ref|ADWD|17}}
 
** Daughters{{Ref|ADWD|17}}
* Brothers, present with him at [[Winterfell]] as the Greatjon answers [[Robb Stark]]'s call to arms.{{Ref|aGoT|53}}
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* Brothers, present with him at [[Winterfell]] as the Greatjon answers [[Robb Stark]]'s call to arms.{{Ref|AGOT|53}}
 
* [[Mors Umber]], called "Crowfood", the Greatjon's uncle and brother to Hother. Joint [[castellan]] of the Last Hearth.
 
* [[Mors Umber]], called "Crowfood", the Greatjon's uncle and brother to Hother. Joint [[castellan]] of the Last Hearth.
 
** Sons, deceased during [[Robert's Rebellion]]
 
** Sons, deceased during [[Robert's Rebellion]]
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{{Umber tree}}
 
{{Umber tree}}
  
==Historical members==
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==Historical Members==
* [[Jon Umber (husband of Serena)|Jon Umber]], married to [[Serena Stark]], no issue.{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
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* Lord Umber, host of Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] in {{Date|58}}.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}
* [[Osric Umber]], married to [[Arrana Stark]], had issue.{{ref|twoiaf| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
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* Lord [[Jon Umber (husband of Serena)|Jon Umber]], married to [[Serena Stark]], no issue.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
* Lord [[Harmond Umber]], called "the Drunken Giant", the Lord of the Last Hearth who helped Lord [[Willam Stark]] defeat [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] [[Raymun Redbeard]] in the [[battle at Long Lake]].{{ref|twoiaf| The North}}
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* Lord [[Osric Umber]], married to [[Arrana Stark]], had issue.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Appendix: Stark Lineage}}
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* Lord [[Harmond Umber]], called "the Drunken Giant", the Lord of the Last Hearth who helped Lord [[Willam Stark]] defeat [[King-Beyond-the-Wall]] [[Raymun Redbeard]] in the [[battle at Long Lake]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The North}}
 
* Lord [[Hoarfrost Umber]], Lord of the Last Hearth, grandfather of the Greatjon, father to Hother, Mors and another son.
 
* Lord [[Hoarfrost Umber]], Lord of the Last Hearth, grandfather of the Greatjon, father to Hother, Mors and another son.
 
** Unknown father of Lord Jon Umber.
 
** Unknown father of Lord Jon Umber.
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{quote|The Umbers may seem simple, but they are not without a certain low cunning.{{ref|ADWD|32}}}} - [[Roose Bolton]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]
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{{Quote|The Umbers may seem simple, but they are not without a certain low cunning.{{Ref|ADWD|32}}|[[Roose Bolton]] to [[Theon Greyjoy]]}}
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==Behind the Scenes==
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[[George R. R. Martin]] may have been inspired by the [[w:Kingdom of Northumbria|Kingdom of Northumbria]] when creating House Umber. Indeed Northumbria was located in the north of England in between the [[w:Humber|Humber river]] and [[w:Hadrian's Wall|Hadrian's Wall]], the same way the Umber lands are located in the north of Westeros in between the [[Last River]] and the [[Wall]].
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Houses from the North|Umber]]
 
[[Category:Houses of First Men origin|Umber]]
 
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[[Category:Noble houses|Umber]]
 
[[Category:Noble houses|Umber]]
  

Revision as of 22:04, 8 May 2020


House Umber of the Last Hearth
Umbercrest.png
Coat of arms A roaring giant, brown-haired and wearing a skin, with broken silver chains, on flame-red
(Gules, a giant roaring brunâtre habited with a skin proper wearing chains broken argent)
Seat Last Hearth
Head Jon "Greatjon" Umber
Region The north
Title Lord of the Last Hearth[1]
Overlords
Founded Before the Andal Invasion[2]

House Umber of the Last Hearth is a noble house from the Last Hearth in the north. Lord Jon Umber, called "the Greatjon", is sworn to House Stark of Winterfell. The Umber sigil is a roaring giant, brown-haired and wearing a skin, with broken silver chains, on flame-red.[3]

Lands

The Umbers are hardy people, tempered by the rough northern climate. They control the harsh land along the Bay of Seals, south of the New Gift and extending west to the kingsroad - a place of wild hills and ancient forests of oak and pine. Their lands include the northern Last River and the Lonely Hills. The kingsroad runs along the western marches of Umber territory for a hundred leagues.[4] Most of their land is east of the kingsroad, but the Umbers graze their sheep in the high meadows of the northern mountains in summer.[5]

History

House Umber is an ancient house who once ruled as First Men kings. After many struggles, the Umbers were reduced from royals to vassals of House Stark, the Kings of Winter.[6] Amongst other possibilities, the Night's King is rumored to have been an Umber.[7]

The Umbers' proximity to the Wall puts them at risk of wildling raids and they have often been called upon to help defend the north against wildling raiders.[8] The Umbers joined the Starks in defeating the brother Kings-Beyond-the-Wall Gendel and Gorne[9] three thousand years ago.[10]

Queen Alysanne Targaryen and Silverwing visited the Umbers at the Last Hearth in 58 AC.[11]

Lord Harmond Umber helped Lord Willam and Artos Stark defeat King Raymun Redbeard in a battle at Long Lake.[12] Lord Greatjon Umber's cousin, the daughter of Mors Umber, was carried off in a wildling raid.[4]

During Robert's Rebellion, the Umbers followed Lord Eddard Stark to war, with Mors's sons dying at the Battle of the Trident.[4]

Although they deny it, Umber lords are rumored to still practice the tradition of the lord's right to the first night, which was banned during the reign of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen.[13]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

House Umber champion by Diego de Almeida © Fantasy Flight GGames

After Lord Eddard Stark's arrest in King's Landing, House Umber answers Robb Stark's call to arms, with Umber men led by the Greatjon following him south, leaving his uncles Mors Crowfood and Hother Whoresbane in command at the Last Hearth. Despite an initial row at Winterfell, the Greatjon becomes one of Robb's strongest supporters and fiercest battle commanders.[14] Lord Umber's eldest son, the Smalljon, rides as one of Robb's personal guard.[15]

When the Stark host quarters at Moat Cailin on their march south, the Last Hearth men garrison in the Children's Tower.[16] During the battle in the Whispering Wood, the Greatjon has an independent command,[15] and in the subsequent Battle of the Camps he rides in from the west with the Mallisters and sets fire to the Lannister siege towers.[17] Following the death of Ned Stark, House Umber supports Robb as his heir, with the Greatjon proclaiming him the King in the North while they are at Riverrun.[18]

A Clash of Kings

House Umber Berserkers by Felicia Cano © Fantasy Flight Games

The Umber men in the south accompany King Robb on his campaign in the westerlands. The Greatjon captures several gold mines after the Battle of Oxcross,[19] and the Smalljon leads men scaling the walls during the storming of the Crag.[20]

Lord Umber's uncles attend the harvest feast at Winterfell. Hother requests ships to fight wildlings in the Bay of Seals, and is told to work with Lord Wyman Manderly to build a fleet. Mors puts himself forward as a match for the widowed Lady Donella Hornwood, but is rejected.[21]

After Theon Greyjoy captures Winterfell, he tells his sister Asha that the Umbers are gathering beyond the Last River to help liberate the Stark seat.[22] Theon does not see any Umbers in the army of Ser Rodrik Cassel prior to the battle at Winterfell, however.[23]

A Storm of Swords

The Greatjon and the Smalljon return with Robb's army to the riverlands from the westerlands. The Greatjon and his men subdue Lord Rickard Karstark after he murders two Lannister squires, Willem Lannister and Tion Frey, at Riverrun, with two Umber men being wounded in the process. The Greatjon punches Rickard when the other bannerman calls Robb "boy", and hangs the other seven Karhold men who took part.[24]

The Greatjon leads Robb's van during the journey from Riverrun to the Twins for the weddding of Lord Edmure Tully to Roslin Frey.[25] At the Red Wedding, the Greatjon becomes drunk, competing with Ser Whalen Frey and Merrett Frey. It takes eight men to subdue him, of whom he kills one, injures two others, and bites half an ear off Ser Leslyn Haigh.[26] The Greatjon is captured and imprisoned at the Twins, and his heir, the Smalljon, is murdered by Bolton or Karstark men.[27] It is unknown who the current heir is.

Maester Aemon sends a raven to the Last Hearth in a plea for help to defend Castle Black from wildlings.[28]

A Dance with Dragons

With the Greatjon imprisoned, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister claims the Umbers have grudgingly joined with Lord Roose Bolton, whom the Lannisters have raised as Warden of the North in House Stark's stead. This is only partly true: Hother Whoresbane leads half the remaining Umber men under the Bolton banner, although Roose considers them untrustworthy,[29] but Mors Crowfood has joined the cause of Stannis Baratheon, who is liberating the north from Bolton and Greyjoy alike.[30] Mors makes it clear that Umber will not fight Umber for any cause.[4]

Hother leads three hundred spears and a hundred archers south to Moat Cailin.[31] He later commands the Umber contingent at Winterfell for the wedding of Ramsay Bolton to "Arya Stark", actually Jeyne Poole.[32] The Umber men with Mors camp outside of the castle and blow horns to disorient Roose's forces. After they escape from Winterfell, Theon Greyjoy and Jeyne are brought by Mors to the crofters' village.[30]

The Winds of Winter

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Theon reveals to Stannis that Ser Aenys Frey was killed when Frey forces rode into pits dug by Mors Crowfood's men. The troops with Mors are green boys while those with Hother are greybeards.[33]

House Umber at the end of the third century

The known Umbers during the timespan of the events described in A Song of Ice and Fire are:

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hoarfrost
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unknown
Umber
 
Unknown
wife
 
 
 
Mors
 
Unknown
wife
 
Hother
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jon
 
Unknown
wife
 
Sons
 
Sons
 
Daughter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jon
 
Sons
 
At least
two daughters
 


Historical Members

Quotes

The Umbers may seem simple, but they are not without a certain low cunning.[13]

Behind the Scenes

George R. R. Martin may have been inspired by the Kingdom of Northumbria when creating House Umber. Indeed Northumbria was located in the north of England in between the Humber river and Hadrian's Wall, the same way the Umber lands are located in the north of Westeros in between the Last River and the Wall.

References

  1. A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
  2. The World of Ice & Fire, The North.
  3. The Citadel. Heraldry: the North
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 17, Jon IV.
  5. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
  6. The World of Ice & Fire, The North: The Kings of Winter.
  7. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 56, Bran IV.
  8. A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide
  9. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
  10. The World of Ice & Fire, The Wall and Beyond: The Wildlings.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Fire & Blood, Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies.
  12. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
  13. 13.0 13.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 32, Reek III.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 53, Bran VI.
  15. 15.0 15.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 63, Catelyn X.
  16. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 55, Catelyn VIII.
  17. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 69, Tyrion IX.
  18. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 71, Catelyn XI.
  19. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 39, Catelyn V.
  20. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
  21. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 16, Bran II.
  22. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 56, Theon V.
  23. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
  24. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 20, Catelyn III.
  25. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 45, Catelyn V.
  26. A Storm of Swords, Epilogue.
  27. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 51, Catelyn VII.
  28. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 55, Jon VII.
  29. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell.
  30. 30.0 30.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 62, The Sacrifice.
  31. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 15, Davos II.
  32. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 41, The Turncloak.
  33. The Winds of Winter, [[The Winds of Winter-Chapter Theon|Chapter Theon]].
  34. 34.0 34.1 The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Stark Lineage.
  35. The World of Ice & Fire, The North.